BATTLE ROYALE, UPDATE: The latest on the battle at the top of next week's chart finds Interscope's Lana Del Rey likely to move around 175-200k, with Sam Smith still pitched between 125-150k and Linkin Park moving up to the 125k neighborhood, fueled by iTunes streaming. Still, preorders prompted by album streams tend to be highly front-loaded. Short version: If Linkin overperforms and Sam bows at the low end of his forecast, the WB alt-rockers could seize the #2 spot. But that's a lot of ifs, and Sam is due for a slate of high-profile TV (and a buzzed-about Apollo Theater appearance) that could well juice his numbers. Stay tuned. (6/16p)
ATRL always focusing and obsessing over commercial success Even when it comes to Lana Del Rey, who was like selling 5 ****in records a few years back. You're STILL disappointed? Shut up and enjoy the album **** hit singles shes not that kind of artist its fine.
!!! These numbers are great for someone like her. And with no hit single
I say 168k for Lana.
But if she surpasses 210k! How embarrasing would that be for Miley, Katy, Gaga... I mean after all of that massive promo ( TV, radio deals, performances everywhere) compared to Ultraviolence!
I think that the predictions for Lana, Sam and even Linkin Park are great.
Lana didn't do much to promote the new album, Sam is new and ridin high and Linkin Park are releasing material for so long now. I think they all can be happy about these numbers, especially in times when even devoted fans don't buy albums anymore
THREE-WAY CHART BATTLE, UPDATE: They're been out for less than 12 hours, but the three leading contenders for the top of next week's album chart are already kicking ass at iTunes—in win, place and show configuration mirroring their likely sales debuts. Interscope's Lana Del Rey, expected to hold the #1 retail spot next Tuesday, is at the top of the album downloads chart, followed by Capitol's Sam Smith at #2 and Warner Bros.' Linkin Park at #3. As of now we still expect Lana to move 175-200k, Sam to do 125-150k and Linkin somewhere around 125k (the latter having gotten a boost from iTunes streaming); stand by for an updated forecast. (6/17a)